D-League: Santa Cruz Warriors dominate LA D-fenders on the road

The Santa Cruz Warriors have just a pair of games left before they bring NBA Development League basketball to Santa Cruz for their home opener Dec. 23. But they're not throwing away any games on the road while the final touches are being put on their new Kaiser Permanente Arena.

Six Warriors scored in double digits as Santa Cruz completed a sweep of the Los Angeles D-Fenders on Saturday night with a 99-93 win.

Taylor Griffin logged the only double-double of the night, his third of the season through five games, with 18 points and 15 rebounds. Travis Leslie scored a team-high 23 points on 10 of 14 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds. Stefhon Hannah also joined the double-digit scoring club with 14 points and a game-high seven assists, while Moe Baker chipped in with 11 points. Cameron Jones and Justin Johnson each came in off the bench to score 14 and 10, respectively.

The Warriors improve to 4-1 with the win.

Darius Johnson-Odom, on assignment from the Los Angeles Lakers, paced the D-Fenders with a game-high 27 points. Off the bench, Orien Greene scored 25.

L.A. got the first basket, but its 2-0 lead didn't last.

Santa Cruz followed with an 8-0 run, then used a stingy defense to keep a cushion for the remainder of the game. The Warriors held the D-Fenders to 41.2 percent shooting from the field and out-rebounded L.A. 53-38.

The two road games remaining on Santa Cruz's schedule before the Warriors come home for Christmas will be against the Idaho Stampede on Dec. 14 and 15. Both are scheduled for 6 p.m. Pacific time.

Listen to the broadcast on KION 1460 AM/101.1 FM, or catch a live stream of the game on the NBA D-League's YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/nbadleague.